General railway discussions

[nfitz]

See New Orleans Levees, Over topped Levees along the Mississipi and in Quebec, the Black Creek Culvert at Finch West, in Toronto that blew out, and Site C Dam in BC amongst others. .

No one had home damage, and I don't think any injuries on Finch West. Engineers know that you shouldn't build below the flood line. Somehow developers in other places have managed to get away with stuff they should never have been allowed to.

These are planning issues, not engineering issues.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

No one had home damage, and I don't think any injuries on Finch West. Engineers know that you shouldn't build below the flood line. Somehow developers in other places have managed to get away with stuff they should never have been allowed to.

These are planning issues, not engineering issues.

We did - and would have continued to, if not for Hazel.

AoD

 

[Allandale25]

That's a big bridge repair...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1462157253054767108

 

[max]

That's a big bridge repair...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1462157253054767108

The abutments seemed to have survived despite the soil underneath being washed out. Rather than restore with fill, looks like they might want to build a longer bridge.

 

[Kitsune]

It would indeed appear they are just refilling it for now as cp is aiming to get the line open this week apparently per recent news reports

 

[lenaitch]

Designing and engineering a bridge would no doubt take longer than they are willing to wait.

 

[roger1818]

The abutments seemed to have survived despite the soil underneath being washed out. Rather than restore with fill, looks like they might want to build a longer bridge.

While I agree that is the best long term solution, I agree with others that designing such a bridge (especially one that lets the highway pass underneath it), would take too long. My hope is that they don't just backfill it and consider the problem fixed.

 

[Allandale25]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1462854946227896326

 

[AHK]

Canadian Pacific to reopen B.C. rail corridor Tuesday; important work ahead to rebalance supply chain​

CALGARY, AB, Nov. 22, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) announced today that it would reopen its railway between Kamloops, B.C. and Vancouver by mid-day Tuesday, Nov. 23. Crews have worked around the clock after the Nov. 14 atmospheric river rain storm in British Columbia, where nearly 200 millimetres of rain fell over two days in some locations. Thirty locations across CP's Thompson and Cascade subdivisions were damaged with 20 resulting in significant loss of infrastructure.
"I am extremely proud of the CP team. Their extraordinary dedication, grit and perseverance in the face of extremely challenging conditions are the reasons we are able to restore our vital rail network in only eight days," said Keith Creel, CP President and CEO. "The following 10 days will be critical. As we move from response to recovery to full service resumption, our focus will be on working with customers to get the supply chain back in sync."
As CP resumes operations and moves from restoration to recovery, CP will closely coordinate with customers and terminals to clear the backlogs as quickly and efficiently as possible. Success will require collaboration across the supply chain with urgent weekend work and flexible schedules at customer and terminal locations to help get freight moving efficiently again.
To repair the railway infrastructure, CP crews:

• Moved 150,000 cubic yards of material to rebuild the damaged areas, equivalent to 10,000 tandem dump truck loads or 30,000 one-ton dump truck loads of earth, riprap (rock) and other construction material
• Utilized more than 80 pieces of heavy work equipment
• Mobilized hundreds of CP employees and contractors from across the network

While the railroad may have reopened, there remains a difficult road ahead for B.C. residents and businesses impacted by this event. CP continues to work closely with local and B.C. authorities and Indigenous communities in the Fraser Canyon to coordinate the delivery of critical materials, equipment, food and fuel.

 

[Allandale25]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1463292679895371786

 

[lenaitch]

Canadian Pacific to reopen B.C. rail corridor Tuesday; important work ahead to rebalance supply chain​

CALGARY, AB, Nov. 22, 2021 /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) announced today that it would reopen its railway between Kamloops, B.C. and Vancouver by mid-day Tuesday, Nov. 23. Crews have worked around the clock after the Nov. 14 atmospheric river rain storm in British Columbia, where nearly 200 millimetres of rain fell over two days in some locations. Thirty locations across CP's Thompson and Cascade subdivisions were damaged with 20 resulting in significant loss of infrastructure.
"I am extremely proud of the CP team. Their extraordinary dedication, grit and perseverance in the face of extremely challenging conditions are the reasons we are able to restore our vital rail network in only eight days," said Keith Creel, CP President and CEO. "The following 10 days will be critical. As we move from response to recovery to full service resumption, our focus will be on working with customers to get the supply chain back in sync."
As CP resumes operations and moves from restoration to recovery, CP will closely coordinate with customers and terminals to clear the backlogs as quickly and efficiently as possible. Success will require collaboration across the supply chain with urgent weekend work and flexible schedules at customer and terminal locations to help get freight moving efficiently again.
To repair the railway infrastructure, CP crews:

• Moved 150,000 cubic yards of material to rebuild the damaged areas, equivalent to 10,000 tandem dump truck loads or 30,000 one-ton dump truck loads of earth, riprap (rock) and other construction material
• Utilized more than 80 pieces of heavy work equipment
• Mobilized hundreds of CP employees and contractors from across the network

While the railroad may have reopened, there remains a difficult road ahead for B.C. residents and businesses impacted by this event. CP continues to work closely with local and B.C. authorities and Indigenous communities in the Fraser Canyon to coordinate the delivery of critical materials, equipment, food and fuel.

That's pretty impressive considering some of the images we have seen.

 

[roger1818]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1463292679895371786

To be clear, this is just saying that UP's petition that the merger application “does not include all the information needed to satisfy the market analyses and operational data requirements" was rejected.

STB: CP-KCS Merger Proceeding Will Proceed (Updated) - Railway Age

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has accepted for consideration the Canadian Pacific (CP)-Kansas City Southern (KCS) merger application submitted on Oct. 29.

www.railwayage.com

 

[Allandale25]

Trains roll into Vancouver after CP Rail restores limited service following mudslides

The Calgary-based company said its rail corridor sustained damage in some 30 locations between Vancouver and Kamloops, B.C., with "significant loss of infrastructure'' at 20 of them.

calgary.ctvnews.ca

 

[drum118]

Saskatchewan moves to amend Constitution amid civil trial with Canadian Pacific​

 

[nfitz]

Saskatchewan moves to amend Constitution amid civil trial with Canadian Pacific​

Good grief - if CP wants to renege on their 1966 deal and revert to the 1880 agreement, then surely the court would also enforce the other 1880 assumptions - such that CP would provide passenger service. Which would be similar to how the Supreme Court keeps ruling on English schooling in Quebec based on the 1867 Constitution.